Ching Y. Russell: Tofu Quilt

Post date: Apr 08, 2011 5:19:50 AM

We received another update from the author of Tofu Quilt. If you are interested in having her come to your school, either contact her directly or raise the issue in our ISLN listserv to see if others are also interested.

I am Ching Y. Russell. My latest book, Tofu Quilt has been selected as the Red Dot books nomination for 2011. I am still interested in visiting your school. I would appreciate it if you would bring my name to the committee regarding choosing the visiting authors in this coming year.

Tofu Quilt has received a number of honors:

2010 ALA Notable Children's Book (American Library Association)

2010 NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (National Council of Teachers of English)

2010 IRA Notable Books for a Global Society (International Reading Association)

2010 Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Honor Award in Youth Literature

2010 Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year with Outstanding Merit

2010 Nominated for the 2011 Rhode Island Children’s Book Award

2010 Nominated for the Red Dot Children’s Choice Book Award in Singapore

2011 Children's Crown Gallery Award nominee by the National Christian School Association

2010 Oprah's Book Club Kid's Reading List, Oprah's Book Club/ALA

2009 Cleveland Ohio Public Library Celebrate with Books

2009 Best Children's Books of the Year, Barnes & Noble Review

Sincerely,

Ching Y. Russell www.chingyeung.homestead.com